Leather Jardin, from Zara was released in 2024. The perfumer behind this creation is Jo Malone. It has the top notes of Grapefruit, middle notes of Rose, and base notes of Leather.
This smells like the original Aramis. I know it gets compared to a lot of niche and/or more obscure perfumes, and I’m not saying it doesn’t smell like them, I wouldn’t know, I’ve not smelled them, but if it IS like them, then THEY smell a lot like Aramis too. I have loads of experience with Aramis, it was one of my Dad’s two signatures when I was growing up, the other being Obsession For Men. There’s a very good chance it was the first fragrance I ever sprayed myself with because it was just there. I also owned a bottle of my own until last year when the sprayer broke and I just threw it out because it was a modern formulation and I wasn’t that attached to it.
This one smells a LOT better than that did. It honestly reminds me a lot of the version my Dad used to wear, it’s more full-bodied in the opening before airing out as it hits the mid without losing its bite. I’m sure it doesn’t actually just have three notes like the said own says it does, but this is one of those times I could believe it does, where the bitter grapefruit and medicinally rose are blending together to give it the tang it’s got, with the leather smoothing it out. It smells INCREDIBLE, especially when you factor in the price. It’s a perfume made for actual serious adults. Which probably means o shouldn’t be wearing it but whatever I do what I want.
This really is one of the best perfumes Zara has ever put out. It might be THE best. If nothing else I’d definitely say that if you have any affection for Aramis, buy this instead. The only negatives I can think of is at £29.99 for the new version in their Exclusive range bottle with the magnetic cap it’s probably MORE EXPENSIVE than Aramis is now, and like a lot of Zara fragrances the sprayer isn’t very good, but take into account I’ve already said the sprayer on my bottle of Aramis one day just randomly STOPPED WORKING, so grade that one on a curve.
This smells like the original Aramis. I know it gets compared to a lot of niche and/or more obscure perfumes, and I’m not saying it doesn’t smell like them, I wouldn’t know, I’ve not smelled them, but if it IS like them, then THEY smell a lot like Aramis too. I have loads of experience with Aramis, it was one of my Dad’s two signatures when I was growing up, the other being Obsession For Men. There’s a very good chance it was the first fragrance I ever sprayed myself with because it was just there. I also owned a bottle of my own until last year when the sprayer broke and I just threw it out because it was a modern formulation and I wasn’t that attached to it.
This one smells a LOT better than that did. It honestly reminds me a lot of the version my Dad used to wear, it’s more full-bodied in the opening before airing out as it hits the mid without losing its bite. I’m sure it doesn’t actually just have three notes like the said own says it does, but this is one of those times I could believe it does, where the bitter grapefruit and medicinally rose are blending together to give it the tang it’s got, with the leather smoothing it out. It smells INCREDIBLE, especially when you factor in the price. It’s a perfume made for actual serious adults. Which probably means o shouldn’t be wearing it but whatever I do what I want.
This really is one of the best perfumes Zara has ever put out. It might be THE best. If nothing else I’d definitely say that if you have any affection for Aramis, buy this instead. The only negatives I can think of is at £29.99 for the new version in their Exclusive range bottle with the magnetic cap it’s probably MORE EXPENSIVE than Aramis is now, and like a lot of Zara fragrances the sprayer isn’t very good, but take into account I’ve already said the sprayer on my bottle of Aramis one day just randomly STOPPED WORKING, so grade that one on a curve.